Train Engineers Strike NJ Transit for 3 Days
On Friday, May 16, more than 400 NJ Transit train engineers (the workers who drive the trains) went on strike. One of the nation’s largest rail transit systems shut down, leaving the entire region in a state of economic and social uncertainty. Although the strike lasted only three days before a tentative agreement brought them […]
Speak Out Now National Newsletter: October 21, 2024
Download .pdf leaflet (Baltimore)Download .pdf leaflet (Bay Area, California)Download .pdf leaflet (North Carolina) Words Won’t Save Lives, No More Aid to Israel! The situation in Gaza and the Middle East is rapidly deteriorating. Israeli forces are carrying out a relentless military campaign with no signs of stopping. Horrific footage and reports of atrocities flood the […]
Protesters Say Enough to Police Violence AND Transit Fares!
In recent years, fare evasion in New York City transit systems has been on the rise. So have dangerous encounters, in many cases involving unhoused people with untreated mental illnesses, some of which have led to deaths on often crowded subway platforms. Under direct orders from Mayor Eric Adams, cops have recently become a regular […]
AC Transit: The “Rapid” Displacement of Working Class Families
The “Rapid” Displacement of Working Class Families With the Tempo (BRT) up and running from downtown Oakland to San Leandro, one could take a ride and see the status of the neighborhood. East Oakland has long had a reputation for being “rough,” but it has also been home to many of us. But now with separate […]
Public Transit: The Money is There
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Governor Newsom and the California politicians are wringing their hands over how to fund public transit. In our current situation – especially facing a global climate crisis – reliable, affordable (and free?) public transit is a necessity. There could […]